For Inventors: Venture Capitalist-in-Residence
Venture Capitalist: n. An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or to support small companies who wish to expand, but do not have access to public funding.
The University of Rochester is fortunate to welcome Bela Musits as our "VC-in-Residence." One day each month, Bela will visit Rochester to speak with interested parties. Conversations might revolve around technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, business start-ups, or transferring technologies from academia to industry.
Anyone is welcome to make an appointment with Bela— researchers, faculty, staff, students, or community members—regardless of his or her interest, technology, or area of research. Bela will gladly speak with, or mentor, anyone who wants to meet with him.
This is not an opportunity to pitch a company, or idea, but an opportunity to have a conversation and to learn how a Venture Capitalist sees the world.
To schedule an appointment, call or e-mail Lisa Sheldon at 585.273.2486.
Bela's next scheduled visit is thelate morning and early afternoon of Tuesday, 10 May 2011 . Meetings will generally be held in the Hylan Building, but accommodations can also be made for meetings at the Medical Center, or at the Corporate Woods site of OTT.
About Bela Musits
Bela is a Founding Managing Director of High Peaks Venture Partners, an active, early-stage venture capital firm with an interest in promoting technology companies in New York State. Prior to High Peaks, Bela was the Director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Incubator Program where he was responsible for guiding this internationally recognized incubator program focused on identifying, creating, and growing new technology ventures and commercializing university-developed technologies. Bela is currently a member of the clinical faculty of the School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in entrepreneurship and new venture creation.
Click here to view Bela's F.I.R.E. Series presentation from 10 February 2010
Disclosure Forms
Invention Disclosure Form
A document that embodies the date of conception of, a complete description of, and all potential contributors to an invention being disclosed to the University of Rochester.
Copyright Disclosure Form
A document that embodies the date of creation of, a complete description of, and all potential contributors to a copyrightable work being disclosed to the University of Rochester.
Software Copyright Disclosure Form
A document that embodies the date of creation of, a complete description of, and all potential contributors to a copyrightable computer soft-ware program being dis-closed to the University of Rochester.